dobra
Portuguese, noun/ˈdɔ.bɾɐ/
dobra is spelled D-O-B-R-A (5 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,306th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dobra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fold (act of folding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of dobrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte de um objeto que se sobrepõe a outra parte”.
What does dobra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefold (act of folding)
- 2
femininefold; crease
noun
- 1
femininedobra (currency unit of São Tomé and Príncipe)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte de um objeto que se sobrepõe a outra parte 2. prega
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dobra
- dobras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dobra?
- Brazil /ˈdɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈdɔ.bɾɐ/
- Portugal [ˈdɔ.βɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dobra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dobra in Portuguese?
dobra appears 4.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).